On New Approaches for Variable Selection under Single Index Model and DNA Methylation Status Calling

Author

Longjie Cheng, Purdue University

Date of Award

January 2015

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Statistics

First Advisor

Michael Yu Zhu

Committee Member 1

Rebecca W. Doerge

Committee Member 2

Mary Ellen Bock

Committee Member 3

Jun Xie

Abstract

This thesis consists of two main components: a regularization based variable selection method for the single index model and a novel classification based method for DNA methylation status calling for bisulphite-sequencing data.

Recommended Citation

Cheng, Longjie, "On New Approaches for Variable Selection under Single Index Model and DNA Methylation Status Calling" (2015). Open Access Dissertations. 1104.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1104